UPSC Current Affairs for 2026-10-23

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• UN climate damages fund earmarks $20 million to Nepal for August disasterEnvironment and Climate Change · UN Loss and Damage Fund earmarks $21.6 million for Nepal after August 2026 Bhotekoshi floods, its first country-specific allocation.
• Agrivoltaics on 10% of suitable land can meet 2050 power demand: Pralhad JoshiEnvironment and Energy · Union Minister Pralhad Joshi stated that agrivoltaics on 10% of suitable land can meet India's 2050 power demand.
• Rupee strengthens for eighth consecutive day on IPO inflows; rise in crude prices cap gainsEconomy · Rupee strengthened for eighth consecutive session on IPO inflows, while rising crude prices capped gains.
• SBI’s cyber defences under scrutiny; its Cyber Defence Centre to be operational by FY27Economy · Suspected customer-data exposure at SBI has brought its cybersecurity preparedness into focus.
• Tunnelling through: On China’s export control list, tunnel-boring machinesEconomy · China has placed tunnel-boring machines (TBMs) on an export control list, affecting India's infrastructure projects.
• Peace for progress: on the SCO, regional cooperation, the fight against terrorInternational Relations · Defence Minister Rajnath Singh raised cross-border terrorism at SCO meet in Tajikistan, days after Operation Sindoor.
• Why managing fiscal is a tightrope for State governmentsEconomy · Kerala and Tamil Nadu released White Papers describing their outstanding debt as alarming, highlighting fiscal stress in advanced States.
• ‘No conflict of interest’: Tusk and Modi discuss expanding trade, defence and India’s proposal for Ukraine-Russia warInternational Relations · Polish PM Donald Tusk's first visit since 2010 focused on doubling trade, defence cooperation, and India's Ukraine peace proposal.
• Farm outfits write to President demanding CEC’s Gyanesh Kumar resignationPolity · Farmers' groups demand CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation and scrapping of Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
• Unknown vulnerabilities: on the cybersecurity advisory by CERT-InSecurity · CERT-In advisory highlights AI agent threats and gaps in India's cybersecurity detection and accountability.